China
Chinese startups employ robots as doctor shortage worsens
Chinese startups employ robots as doctor shortage worsens
Online clinics may soon be the new norm.
Investment firm KKR Group launches Chinese hospital management arm
It also acquired a majority stake in HeTian Hospital Management.
Korean liposuction group to build world's largest obesity hospital in China
It will offer AI-assisted liposuction procedures.
Foreign drugmakers hit pay dirt as China rolls out healthcare reforms: Fitch
Pharma sales will surge as new policies kick in.
Foreign investments to boom as China's elderly population skyrockets
Elderly population is set to hit 400 million in 2035.
Australian firms hit gold in China's US$581b aged-care market
The number of nursing homes has more than tripled.
Chinese tourists flood Hong Kong for overpriced HPV vaccine
Supply is running out fast.
China turns to “internet hospitals” as healthcare demand shoots up
Tech startups are the biggest winners.
China's internet hospitals to grow rapidly as silver population balloons
Medical firms will partner with internet companies for online diagnostic services.
Beyond Ventures, Alibaba inject $312.31m in genetics firm
Prenetics is raising money to use on digital health infrastructure.
China's health insurance sector reform to mitigate inequalities in coverage
Number of doctors per 1,000 heads have been raised to 1.88.
China gets green light for $100m loan for elderly care system upgrade
The system boost will be for Hebei Province.
Why healthcare companies keep flocking to China despite headwinds
Raffles Medical is among those that have unveiled big developments.
Guangzhou is China's top city for healthcare
Centralization of healthcare services resulting in various problems.
China's drugmakers face headwinds despite regulatory improvements
Accessibility to innovative medicines is still an issue.
China M&A projected to track close to 2016's achievements
The previous year had new record highs.
China's medical device market predicted to grow 10.5% in under a decade
Total spend will hit CNY210.4b.
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